Michael is correct. SmartSDR-Win will put more stress on your graphics
subsystem than PowerSDR, but don't don't go out and buy high-end 3D
graphics card. Most recent GPUs will have enough horsepower.
We are putting together the Quick Start Guide for the networking
requirements. I recommend that you connect the FLEX-6x00 to a switched
100 Mb/s Ethernet port for best performance, your PC should also be
connected that way as well. Most Internet routers, including
thewireless ones, have switched Ethernet ports on them. Do be careful
of very low-cost 10/100/1000 consumer Ethernet switches as they may
radiate RFI when an Ethernet cable is connected to them, in which case
you may need some mix 43 ferrite beads on the Ethernet cables to cut
down on RF emissions from the switch itself.
Speaking of Ethernet cables, CAT 5e or better is recommended. Do not
use shielded twisted pair (STP) cables as this will create ground loops
unless you cut off one end of the STP cable to break the shield, replace
it with a plastic RJ45 connector and connected the shielded end to a
well grounded FLEX-6000.
How much client to radio (server) network bandwidth you will need will
be dependent on the number of panadapters / active slices and the nature
of the streamed audio for said slices. GigE will not be a requirementand
you might be able to use 10BaseT with an 8-slice display, but you will
be getting close to maxing out that bandwidth. One caution with
wireless client connections; the bandwidth quoted for your wireless
connection is the theoretical maximum and you will never achieve those
throughput speeds in real world applications. Also the bandwidth quoted
accounts for both the RX and TX paths, so you will need to divide your
theoretical maximum bandwidth in half to get an idea of the actual
bandwidth you are working with.
Tim Ellison
On 10/18/2012 3:59 PM, Michael Hasenfratz wrote:
That is my understanding. Although, good Ethernet and graphics card should be
in order.
Michael Hasenfratz
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On Oct 18, 2012, at 9:27 AM, George Allen <[email protected]> wrote:
I presume that since the signal processing is done in the box of the 6000
series, that there are no special computer requirements for the 6000 series.
Does anyone know if this is correct?
George
K2CM
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